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Iwatsuki Castle Park Cherry Blossom Festival | IWATSUKI

April 6, 2019
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10:00
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April 7, 2019
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16:00

(February 1st 2019) The flyer for 2019 is not yet ready, but the Iwatsuki Castle Park Cherry Blossom festival has been scheduled for April 6th and 7th 2019.

From the official site

There are about 600 cherry blossoms. During the festival there is a flea and farmers market, and about 20 festival stalls. The festival is on from 10 am to 4 pm, but you can view the cherry blossoms outside this time and the cherry blossoms light up is on from 6 pm to 9 pm from mid-March to early April.

There are live performances during the event. On Saturday the 6th they have a shamisen performance and on Sunday the 7th there is a taiko performance scheduled.

☔There are likely to be changes to the line up in the event of rain.

From the official site

Iwatsuki Castle Park Access

Approximately a 25 minute walk from the east gate of the Tobu Urban Park Line’s Iwatsuki station.

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